About the Attorney   

Lesley Turmelle Abbott is a practicing attorney with offices located in Melbourne and Orlando. She is a member of the Florida Bar Association, Brevard County Bar Association, and is also admitted to practice in Federal Courts and Middle District of Florida Courts.

Personal Background

Born into an Air Force family, Ms. Abbott has lived all over the country. She was lucky enough to spend the latter part of her childhood here in Brevard County. Ms. Abbott attended Satellite High School, Brevard Community College and the University of Central Florida.

Ms. Abbott attended Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan and received her Juris Doctor with a concentration in litigation.

After graduating with her Juris Doctor, Ms. Abbott worked in Waycross, Georgia as the Judicial Clerk for Judge Bount, the Chief Judge for five counties in the Southern Coastal Georgia area. Upon completing her Clerkship, Ms. Abbott returned home to Brevard County, Florida.